Senior Bid Manager

Overview

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Write/edit non-technical and edit technical bespoke content working with the bid teams to ensure timely completion
• Facilitate bid Kick Off, Win Theme and Storyboard sessions with bid team
• Proactively manage the bid and review process while ensuring all contributors understand expectations for content and timelines
• Incorporate local knowledge, evidence/research and adhere to writing style/branding
• Ensure submissions are targeted to their audience, consisting of an evidence base and innovative approaches as advised by experts across the organisation and best practice
• Advise bid lead on relevant added value options to strengthen bid response
• Review and amend draft bid considering feedback from peers and Directors
• Customise pen profiles and CV content to better position our proposed team
• Briefing graphic designers to create visually appealing graphics to communicate complex information and concepts in an impactful way
• Following submission of bid, extract key information from tender to improve best practice collateral
• Support in delivery of best practice training on bid process, management and writing
• Contribute to board reporting on pipeline, conversion, and lessons learnt
• Pipeline management – working with the Head of Middle East Real Estate and Major Programmes to monitor and proactively manage opportunity pipeline and advise on focus areas.

Skills And Behaviours Required

• Proactive, clear and professional communication with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to continuously manage own workload, plan ahead for future submissions and/or presentations, and know when assistance from wider BG team is required
• Ability to contribute to bid/pursuit strategy and influence senior technical and commercial leaders including challenging/questioning thinking or strategy when necessary to add value to the process
• Strong writing and editing ability in English including:
• Critically assessing existing content and editing to be more concise and persuasive, harmonising tone of voice and ensuring consistency of language and terminology
• Writing original non-technical content for Executive Summaries and other sections
• Proof reading skills with a keen eye for accuracy and detail
• Critical thinking skills to consistently develop, manage and deliver high quality bids and content on time

Qualifications

• 15+ years’ experience across bidding and business development in the professional services sector, ideally with PMC services in the built environment, and preferably with some of that experience in the Middle East
• Relevant degree in an Engineering discipline or Business, etc (list not exhaustive)
• Expertise in MS Office suite, skilled in Microsoft PowerPoint (required) and a design-based software such as InDesign (preferred)
• APMP Foundation level certification is advantageous but not essential
• Professional membership of a recognised institution (desired).
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